SHELVING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SHELVING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHELVING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHELVING is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELVING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shelvingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHELVING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHELVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHELVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHELVING
- All 8 letters of SHELVING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHELVING mean in Scrabble?
SHELVING is the adverb formed from SPECIFIED.
Words starting with SHELVING
1 longer words begin with SHELVING.
Shorter words from the letters in SHELVING
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Common questions about SHELVING
- Is SHELVING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHELVING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHELVING worth?
- SHELVING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHELVING?
- SHELVING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHELVING:
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